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The Duchy of Austria (Austriae Ducatus (); Herzogtuom Osteriche (Middle High German)) was a medieval principality of the Holy Roman Empire, established in 1156 by the Privilegium Minus, when the Margraviate of Austria (Ostarrîchi) was detached from Bavaria and elevated to a duchy in its own right. [1]
The archduchy developed out of the Bavarian Margraviate of Austria, elevated to the Duchy of Austria according to the 1156 Privilegium Minus by Emperor Frederick Barbarossa. The House of Habsburg came to the Austrian throne in Vienna in 1282 and in 1453 Emperor Frederick III , also the ruler of Austria, officially adopted the archducal title.
Duchy of Austria: Unmarried: 16 April 1198 The Holy Land aged 22-23: Left no children. Leopold I the Glorious: 15 October 1176 Second son of Leopold V and Helena of Hungary: 16 April 1198 – 28 July 1230 Duchy of Austria: Theodora Angelina 1203 seven children 28 July 1230 San Germano aged 53: Henry II the Profane: 1208 First son of Leopold I ...
The Margraviate of Austria (Latin: Marcha Austriae; German: Markgrafschaft Österreich) was a medieval frontier march, centered along the river Danube, between the river Enns and the Vienna Woods (Wienerwald), within the territory of the modern Austrian provinces of Upper Austria and Lower Austria. It existed from c. 970 to 1156. [1] [2]
People who have reigned over either the Margraviate of Austria, the Duchy of Austria or the Archduchy of Austria. From 976 until 1246, the margraviate and its successor, the duchy, was ruled by the House of Babenberg. From 1246 until 1918, the duchy and its successor, the archduchy, was ruled by the House of Habsburg
The area between Further Austria and the Duchy of Austria was the Prince-Archbishopric of Salzburg. Rudolf IV's brothers Albert III and Leopold III ignored his efforts to preserve the integrity of the family domains and enacted the separation of the so-called Albertinian and Leopoldian family lines on 25 September 1379 by the Treaty of Neuberg.
The March of Austria's neighbours were the Duchy of Bavaria to the west, the Kingdoms of Bohemia and Poland to the North, the Kingdom of Hungary to the east and the Duchy of Carinthia to the south. In this setting, Austria, still subject to Bavaria was a relatively small player.
The Duchy of Austria (German: Herzogtum Österreich) was a medieval principality of the Holy Roman Empire, established in 1156. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.